DeForest Kelley

This page is dedicated to Jackson DeForest Kelley, affectionately known
as "DE" by friends and fans alike. DeForest Kelley is an actor best known
for his role of Dr. Leonard McCoy in Star Trek.

View a video tour of De & Carolyn's old home after it was sold! and before it was demolished to make way for a new home. Thanks for the link Kris! Kris wrote this: "Although the Kelley home was sold and torn down following Carolyn's passing in 2004, the realtors who sold it have kindly left the listing in existence. So if you ever wondered what kind of home the Kelleys had, you'll be surprised to discover how small it was and how un-Hollywood-like."

"THE ENDURING LEGACY OF DeFOREST KELLEY: ACTOR, HEALER, FRIEND"

the first edition of a new book by Kristine M. Smith is now available for purchase at the following link:

*Please note that Kris invites fellow DeForest Kelley fans to submit their reminiscences for inclusion in a second edition of her book. Click on the following link for details on how you might be involved:

Available on-line as an e-book and in book form (soft cover or hardbound) the last week of November 2001 at http://www.1stbooks.com:

"DeFOREST KELLEY: A HARVEST OF MEMORIES My Life and Times with a Remarkable Gentleman Actor" by Kristine M. Smith Read about it here:

It is my great sorrow to let you know DeForest Kelley passed away on June 11, 1999.
Our prayers go out to his widow, Carolyn Kelley.

NOTE**The author of this page, MARY JENSEN, passed away on March 3, 2001 and she is missed terribly by her family and friends. Rest in peace with God, Mary.

It is my great sorrow to let you know Carolyn (Mrs. DeForest) Kelley passed away on October 12, 2004. Our prayers go out to her many friends. If you'd like to send a donation to her favorite charity in her memory, please do so! Her favorite charity was the North Shore Animal League in Port Washington New York. The Kelley's also supported military veterans charities, Muscular Dystrophy, Shambala/The Roar Foundation (Tippi Hedren's wildlife preserve), children's hospitals, Union Mission in LA, and numerous other charitable causes, so feel free to send a gift in her memory to any of these at their known addresses (you can get addresses on-line for any of these charities), if they resonate more with you. See this link to Creations remembers Carolyn: "Creations Remembers Carolyn Kelley"

DeForest Kelley's Early Years

DeForest Kelley was born in Atlanta, Georgia, January 20, 1920.
As a youngster, he sang at the church where his father was a Baptist
minister and also had a singing engagement with the Lew Forbes
Orchestra during that time. He graduated from high school at 16. At
seventeen he
made his first trip outside the state to visit an uncle in Long Beach,
California. He intended to stay for 2 weeks but ended up staying a
year. Upon returning
home, he told his parents he was moving to California to become an actor . His mother
encouraged him but the idea didn't go over well with his father. In California, Kelley was
spotted by a Paramount scout while doing a Navy Training film. He went on acting in many
westerns and eventually played the role of Dr. Leonard McCoy which changed his life
forever.

If you ask De what he is doing today, he will say, "I'm living in the
valley with the very same wife." Carolyn and De were married Sept. 7th,
1945. They are still very happily married and living in the valley.

The Big Bird's Dream
The Dream Goes On
The Dream Goes On And On

An Autographed Pictures of De playing Dr. Leonard
McCoy

Copyright 1991 CM Kelley
De and Carolyn Kelley receiving De's star
De's Star is located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, in front
of the Hollywood Galaxy

De, Then 1966 and Now at 30TH Anniversary of Star Trek Sept 8TH, 1996

De, Telling the Muffin Story at the 30TH Anniversary of Star TrekWith William Shatner in the background

De's stock answer to William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy was, "I'm
alive and well and living in the valley with the very same wife!!!"De was really proud of the fact he was the only one of the three with the very same wife, Carolyn.

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